Collagraphs

Collagraphs

Her printmaking career included exploring a new medium just being developed in the 1960’s which involved mixing carborundum powder, an iridescent, synthetic material composed of silicone and carbon (developed for industrial use as an abrasive), with glue, to create a paste that could be applied to a substrate with everything from a brush to a stick, offering the artist endless possibilities to achieve textured variety. Once dried this relief surface was inked and printed by hand or through a press. The artist extensively investigated the possibilities of this medium.